2012 Pa. Super. 262 - Commonwealth v. Simmons’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The imposition of sentence following the revocation of probation is vested within the sound discretion of the trial court, which, absent an abuse of that discretion, will not be disturbed on appeal. An abuse of discretion is more than an error in judgment — a sentencing court has not abused its discretion unless the record discloses that the judgment exercised was manifestly unreasonable, or the result of partiality, prejudice, bias or ill-will.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2014 Pa. Super. 242 - Commonwealth v. Colon

2. “Our review is limited to determining the validity of the probation revocation proceedings and the authority of the sentencing court to consider the same sentencing alternatives that it had at the time of the initial sentencing. Also, upon sentencing following a revocation of probation, the trial court is limited only by the maximum sentence that it could have imposed originally at the time of the probationary sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2013 Pa. Super. 269 - Commonwealth v. Tann

3. “cites no pertinent authority to substantiate [its] claim ... appellant's issue is waived.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Pi Delta Psi, Inc.